New Partnership with CANCO, Kenya
NEW PARTNER IN KENYA Community Action for Nature Conservation We are proud to present Solvatten’s new partnership with the organization CANCO in Kenya! Community Action for Nature Conservation (CANCO) is a public interest Environmental Civil Society Organization advocating for and contributing to good environmental governance, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources and responsible development. […]
Solvatten, Wine and Sustainability Reporting
PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS Solvatten, Wine and Sustainability Reporting Can climate off-setting benefit socio-ecological conditions, and contribute to positive impact on all 17 SDGs? Yes it can. As pioneers in organic and ethically certified wine, Viva Wine Group is the largest wine company in Sweden and the Nordics. In terms of responsibility and sustainability in […]
Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology Awards Its Grand Prize to Petra Wadström
NEWS Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology Awards Its Grand Prize to Petra Wadström The Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, has chosen Petra Wadström, founder and inventor of Solvatten, as the recipient of this year’s grand prize. KTH grants this award to promote people who have made groundbreaking discoveries. KTH’s grand prize is awarded annually and […]
Protect what you love: Colin´s story
NEWS Protect what you love: Colin´s story Colin Owachgiu is 32 years old and lives in Gotmoyo village, in Nebbi, Northern Uganda. Colin lives with his wife and three children aged 7, 5, and 3 years old. They sustain their living as peasant farmers of cassava, maize, cotton, and beans which they sell in the […]
New Solvatten project with Plan International Canada & Zambia
NEWS New Solvatten project with Plan International Canada & Zambia Background In Zambia, an estimated 4.8 million men, women and children lack regular access to clean water, which is a major factor in Zambia’s high rate of childhood malnutrition. The organisation Plan International is running a project in the rural countryside in order to respond […]
The Water Challenge; ain´t no mountain high enough?
IN DEPTH The water challenge: ain´t no mountain high enough? A personal experience of how the world transforms under climate change. This is Solvatten; where technology meets purpose and long-term benefits, human intervention, bravery, creative energy, and dreams of a better world. “Solvatten.org Meet-Up” is a series of meetings that we want to share to […]
Solvatten Stakeholder Meeting
NEWS Solvatten’s Stakeholder Consultation Meeting Since 2010, the Solvatten Group has been working in over 20 programs in Kenya, with the objective to improve living conditions in rural communities, while also increasing forest protection and mitigating CO2 emissions. Working with organizations such as PLAN International, Norwegian Refugee Council, ChildFund and International Aid Service, we have […]
New colleague at Solvatten
NEWS New colleague at Solvatten We are happy to welcome Emma Nellmer who is joining the Solvatten team! Emma has recently finished her studies in ”Development and International Cooperation” and is passionate about sustainable development and human rights. Emma will be part of the Solvatten team working with administration, finance and logistics. ”It feels incredibly […]
Wishing you a summer of many sunny stories
NEWS Wishing you a summer of many sunny stories As the summer holidays are approaching in Sweden we can look back at a semester filled with ups and downs. Most of all the war on Ukraine has affected and is still affecting, us all on a personal, national and global level. Among the positive things, […]
Water and Wheat – the cost of conflict and its effects in Kenya
NEWS Water and Wheat – the cost of conflict and its effects in Kenya Ongoing climate change has affected large parts of East Africa and in particular, people who already lived on scarce resources. This in combination with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has devastating consequences for millions of people. The acute shortage faced today in […]